SMBLA Mountain Bike Leader Award
You can only attend a SMBLA Mountain Bike Leader (MBL) Training Course if you hold the SMBLA Trail Cycle Leader (TCL) Award. The MBL is a Level 3 Award and is aimed at leaders who wish to lead in remote and technically difficult terrain.
After attending the two day training course and a successful one day assessment you will be able to lead groups in technically difficult terrain up to any altitude and any distance from safety.
Areas covered in the training include:
- Complex trailside repairs
- Navigating in remote terrain
- Technical riding
- Teaching technical riding skills in different styles
- Situational leadership
- Dealing with emergencies in remote terrain
- Planning, preparation and much more
At the end of the training, the course tutor will give you an Action Plan for assessment. After consolidating for a recommended minimum of three months and working on areas highlighted in the Action Plan the candidate must then attend a one day assessment.
Before attending an MBL Training Course
You must:
- Hold a valid SMBLA TCL Award
- Have logged 20 recent mountain bike rides in MBL terrain
- Have read the relevant sections of the SMBLA Training Manual
Before MBL Assessment
You need to:
- Have valid British, Scottish or Welsh Cycling membership which is currently £13.00 for Bronze. Join online at British Cycling or fill in '2008 BC Senior Membership Form' in the Downloads Section.
- Hold a valid First Aid Certificate - if you don't have one, why not attend one of our First Aid Training courses?
- Have logged 10 more rides, some of which must be as a leader, and worked on your Action Plan.
How to Book on to a Course
- Choose a date - all dates shown have spaces
- Send us an email or phone
- We will send you a booking form
- Return it with payment
- We will confirm your place and send relevant paperwork
What Next?
